A two-story home with infiltration rate of 0.5 ach has 100 m2 of floor space per floor and a total volume of 500m3. If 0.6 pCi/m2-s of radon is emitted from the soil and enters the house, what is the estimated indoor radon concentration? Picocurie is a common unit
A two-story home with infiltration rate of 0.5 ach has 100 m2 of floor space per floor and a total volume of 500m3. If 0.6 pCi/m2-s of radon is emitted from the soil and enters the house, what is the estimated indoor radon concentration? Picocurie is a common unit
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A two-story home with infiltration rate of 0.5 ach has 100 m2 of floor space per floor and a total volume of 500m3. If 0.6 pCi/m2-s of radon is emitted from the soil and enters the house, what is the estimated indoor radon concentration? Picocurie is a common unit for radon measurement, use Table 7.14 as necessary. Report answers in pCi/L.
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